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By arvind singh
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Meaning . Guidelines to intrapreneur . example of intrapreneur .
meaning
Intrapreneurship Intrapreneurship is the practice of entrepreneurship by employees within an organization.
Whats more powerful than a determined intrapreneur? A team of intrapreneurs. Plus, greater networking and collaboration helps intrapreneurs connect with key decision makers in the organization who can help move projects forward, : Intrapraneurs need to be able to move just as quickly as their organizations in responding to market shifts or other external events
: Dont make intrapreneurs jump through hoops to get responses to requests. Webb calls this the yes chain, which becomes more complex and layered as organizations grow. . Proving a pool of seed money will help get intrapreneurial ventures off the ground as they are proposed and approved, versus waiting for the next annual budget cycle.
Example of intrapreneur
Name: Uddhab Bharali District: North Lakhimpur State: Assam Category: Farm Machinery and Food ProcessingTechnologies Award: National
Uddhab Bharali (45) is a serial innovator who has designed and prototyped an entire range of mechanical innovations since his first innovation in 1987. He has innovated around eighty-five engineering devices for different purposes
. Out of these thirteen have found commercial applications, albeit most being individual custom orders from different parts of the country. As of today, he has set up a research workshop in his idyllic hometown of N Lakhimpur..
It is a small town, on the banks of the Brahmaputra river and in the foothills of the Himalayas, surrounded by lush tea gardens on gentle slopes. He has set up a workshop to help local communities and industries solve their technological needs
The innovations
Since he first developed the Polythene making machine in 1988, Bharali has developed a number of machines, which he considers as his main assets that have and will always help in his time of need. Some of these machines are: 1) Pomegranate De-seeder: It separates the outer cover and thin inner membrane without damaging the seeds. It has a capacity of deseeding 50-55 kg of pomegranate fruits per hour. The machine has been exported to Turkey and USA.
2) Areca nut Peeler: Annoyed by the injuries caused while peeling the areca nuts manually, he developed an areca nut peeling machine with a capacity of peeling 100-120 nuts per minute.
3) Cassava peeler: It is a portable electric machine that can process up to five kg of cassava per minute. NIF facilitated the technology licensing on non-exclusive basis to a Guwahati based entrepreneur. One unit has even been sold to a customer based in Kenya.
4 ) Bamboo processing machines: Bamboo processing by hand is a time consuming and difficult process. Bharali has developed an assembly of machines that can perform operations like splitting long lengths of bamboo, sizing, surface finishing, polishing etc.